Designed in Iraq

Material — Ewer – Mosul

Brass ewer engraved and inlaid with silver and copper. Made of sheet brass hammered to form a faceted body. Fine silver wires are worked into intricate grooved lines, and small pieces of silver and copper are set in recesses cut into the brass. The designs include inscriptions and panels with various figural images (e.g. hunting, battles, courtly entertainment). It was produced around the year of 1232 in Mosul.

Source:

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1866-1229-61

The project “Cultural and Creative Industries” is implemented by the GIZ on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut. It improves employment and income opportunities for creative professionals in six partner countries; Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Kenya, Senegal, and South Africa and operates mainly in the music, fashion, design and animation sectors. In addition to promoting the development of entrepreneurial, digital, creative and technical skills through training programmes, the project aims to strengthen the framework conditions and the ecosystem of the cultural and creative industries.